Irish Open Final Leaderboard: Rory McIlroy claims stunning victory at The K Club

Saddier -12 (15)

You've got to feel for Adrien Saddier. The overnight leader has really struggled today and has not made a single birdie. He's scrambled hard, but a third bogey of the day see him slip to 12-under.

McIlroy -15 (15)

Rory's drive at the 15th ends over over the red hazard line, but it somehow stays dry and he biffs an 8-iron to 40 feet. The birdie putt wanders four feet past, but he nails the return to stay at -15.

And it's just McIlroy and Cabrera Bello in the lead now as Hidalgo find sand from the tee at the short 14th, and he misses a six-footer for par to slip back to -14.

Ayora -13 (67)

Angel Ayora is the new clubhouse leader, closing out a 67 with a nice two-putt birdie at the last. He's in the house at 13-under, but that is probably going to be a couple short.

Cabrera Bello -15 (16) McIlroy -15 (14)

Rafa Cabrera Bello has a pop at the 16th green and pulls his 3-wood into the sand, but his superb splash-out sets up a two-foot birdie putt that gets him into a tie at the top.

McIlroy, meanwhile, pushes another tee-shot right at the 15th and his ball heads for the water, but he gets so, so lucky and it pulls up a couple of feet short of the hazard.

Hidalgo -15 (13), McIlroy -15 (14)

Angel Hidalgo has entertained us with his big swishes and amazing follow-throughs with the driver, and he's now in a tie for the lead after rolling in a 10-foot putt for birdie at the 13th.

Up at 14, McIlroy's putt is longer than I thought, close to 30 feet, and he coaxes it down the slope to a couple of feet to set up a stress-free par.

Ayora -13 (16), Saddier -13 (12)

Could Angel Ayora be the man to surprise us all? The young Spaniard plays a delightful pitch at the long 16th to leave himself a tap-in for birdie that moves him one behind the leaders.

And there are now four tied at the top as Saddier slips up again, missing from four feet after finding the back bunker from the tee.

McIlroy -14 (12)

A pumped-up Rory McIlroy takes dead aim at the pin on the short 12th, but he's hit the wrong club and his ball finds the back bunker. It's not a great splash out, pulling up eight feet short, but he nails the putt to stay tied at the top with just six holes remaining.

The leaders are all on the back nine now at The K Club, here's the current leaderboard...

McIlroy -14 (11), Lagergren -14 (12)

Two excellent chances to go clear of the pack go begging. Lagergren is just off target from 12 feet at the 12th, while McIlroy sets up a similar chance at the 11th.

But his confident putt stays on the high side, and it's as you were at the top.

Here's how loud the cheers were when McIlroy birdied the 9th to move into a share of the lead ...

Lowry -7 (18)

It's not been the best of weeks for Shane Lowry, but he should post a top-20 finish after a birdie at the last caps a 71 and a score of 7-under.

McIlroy -14 (10)

The par-5 10th hole should have been a great birdie chance for Rory McIlroy with his length, but he carves his drive into the trees and can't find the green with his ambitious second.

His pitch from the lush rough digs in 20 feet short, and the putt for birdie never had the pace to get there. That's a disappointing par, but he's still tied at the top.

Ayora -12 (14)

We haven't mentioned Angel Ayora today, but he's quietly crept into contention and is now only two off the lead after holing a big-breaking 20-foot putt for his fourth birdie of the day at the 14th.

Hidalgo -14 (9)

Angel Hidalgo is animated and charismatic, certainly one of the more entertaining players on Tour, and the Spaniard gets a 10-footer to drop for birdie at the 9th and makes it a five-way tie at the top.

As the leaders approach the turn, here's how they stand right now ...

McIlroy (-13)

Rory's iron-play has not been good today, and he looks disgusted with his tee shot to the 8th as he carves it 30 feet right of the pin. But as bad as his irons have been, his putting has been solid and he comes within a whisker of holing another long effort for birdie.

The rock-solid par keeps him two behind Saddier, who cards his seventh consecutive par of the day at the 7th.

McIlroy (-13), Lagergren (-14)

The 7th has played the toughest hole of the tournament at The K Club, but McIlroy gives himself a good birdie chance from just outside 15 feet. But the putt lacks the required pace and he stays two back.

Up at the 8th, Joakim Lagergren knocks his tee shot to around 12 feet and nails the chance to move alongside RCB on 14-under.

Saddier (-15), Hildago (-13)

The leader is starting to get a little ragged and misses another green at the 6th, but Saddier pulls off another excellent up-and-down to stay at 15-under. That's six pars in a row now for the Frenchman.

His playing-partner Hidalgo also gets himself out of trouble with a lovely flop shot from the greenside rough, and he stays two behind along with McIlroy and Lagergren.

McIlroy (-13)

It's been raining heavily, on and off, in the Dublin area today, but that hasn't stopped the Rory fans coming out in their thousands to cheer on their hero.

The views around the green at the 6th are incredible, with the galleries at least 10 deep in places, but there are groans instead of cheers as McIlroy's birdie putt from 15 feet shaves the right edge.

Cabrera Bello (-14), Saddier (-15)

What a move Rafa Cabrera Bello has made today. After his ace at the 3rd and birdie at the 4th, the former Ryder Cup star knocks a beaut of an iron to six feet at the short 8th.

Rafa raps in the birdie putt, and he's now just one behind Saddier, who has just made a great par save at the 5th to stay at -15.

McIlroy (-13)

Volume up for this! Here's how McIlroy got to 13-under, and the crowd loved it ...